Seeing red (white and blue)
Protesters waving British colonial flags in recent demos have outraged a former top mainland official. //--> Eddie Luk Friday, September 21, 2012 Protesters waving British colonial flags in recent...
View ArticleProtests as Chinese president visits Hong Kong for handoff anniversary
July 1, 2012 -- Updated 0657 GMT (1457 HKT) Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong protesters took to the streets Sunday as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the former British colony to mark the 15th...
View ArticleHong Kongers decry Chinese rule
A HUGE Hong Kong protest has provided a defiant reception for its new leader and a show of popular anger after 15 years of Chinese rule. The vast rally came after Leung Chun-ying, a millionaire...
View ArticleHong Kong throbs with protests as Hu appoints new leader
Zeenews Bureau Hong Kong: Hours after Chinese President Hu Jintao anointed Leung Chun-ying as Hong Kong's new leader, tens of thousands on Sunday turned up on streets to protest 15 years of Chinese...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Leung Seeks Turnaround With Economy Focus
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun- ying completes his first 100 days in office with his popularity at its lowest level, putting pressure on him to return to campaign pledges to tackle Asia’s...
View ArticleTiananmen villain seeks to clear his name
Jun 6, 2012 Tiananmen villain seeks to clear his name By Kent Ewing HONG KONG - The man long portrayed as one of the arch villains in the Chinese government's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy...
View ArticleHuge demonstration as Hong Kong marks 15 years under China
Tweet HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of protestors filled the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, adamant there was nothing to cheer as the former British colony marked 15 years of Chinese rule and swore in a...
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, Frustration 15 Years After Return to Chinese Rule
HONG KONG -- The last time President Hu Jintao of China visited this former British colony, in 2007, the public mood was positive, buoyed by the approaching Beijing Olympics and a surging mainland...
View ArticleHong Kong's Leader Seeks to Ease Concerns About Mainland China's Influence
HONG KONG -- Seeking to address a local backlash against mainland Chinese control, the chief executive of Hong Kong called Thursday for closer relations with the mainland but also emphasized his...
View ArticleRock solid
Hong Kong activists smashed their way through Japanese vessels to wave Chinese flags on the Diaoyus yesterday. //--> Phila Siu and Johnny Lo Thursday, August 16, 2012 Hong Kong activists smashed...
View ArticleHong Kong in Dour Mood as Chinese Leader Makes Return Visit
HONG KONG -- The last time President Hu Jintao of China visited this former British colony, in 2007, the public mood was positive, buoyed by the approaching Beijing Olympics and a surging mainland...
View ArticleThousands protest Hong Kong's China-fication
July 2, 2012 -- Updated 0559 GMT (1359 HKT) Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Hong Kong's streets Sunday, shortly after the city's new chief executive was sworn in during...
View ArticleProtests as Hong Kong marks 15 years under China
AFP - Defiant protestors targeted China's President Hu Jintao in Hong Kong on Sunday as the former British colony swore in a new leader and marked the 15th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule....
View ArticleOne country, two (failed) systems
Jul 3, 2012 THE ROVING EYE One country, two (failed) systems By Pepe Escobar HONG KONG - It wasn't supposed to be like this. They won't see it on CCTV in the motherland - it won't be reported anyway....
View ArticleMaintaining a China identity
Hong Kong SAR chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying takes over the reins of government tomorrow and throws a challenge to the city to really call China its home. TOMORROW, the people of Hong Kong and...
View ArticleChinese leader visits HK for handover anniversary
AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday urged Hong Kong's restive people to embrace the motherland as he visited the financial citadel for the 15th anniversary of its return to rule by Beijing....
View ArticleHong Kong holds big protest as new leader sworn in
HONG KONG — A pro-democracy heckler interrupted a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the swearing-in of Hong Kong's new leader Sunday and tens of thousands of residents marched to protest...
View ArticleHuge demo as Hong Kong marks 15 years under China
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View ArticleHong Kong goes to polls with many fuming over China influence
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A wave of protests in Hong Kong ahead of citywide elections is posing a major test for the new leader as the prospect of voter discontent threatens to shake up the political...
View ArticleDead man walking in Hong Kong
By Kent Ewing HONG KONG - Not long ago, Henry Tang Ying-yen was Beijing's golden boy - handpicked by China's political elite as the chosen one to be this dynamic city's next leader. But now Beijing...
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